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Louisiana Charges Doctor for Mailing Abortion Pills Amid Legal Battle
9/30/2025
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Story summary
- Louisiana pursues a criminal case against a California doctor for mailing abortion pills.
- Rosalie Markezich says she was coerced to obtain the pills.
- New York refuses extradition of a doctor in similar cases, citing protections.
- Louisiana and Texas have enacted laws targeting out-of-state abortion pill providers amid post-Roe enforcement.
- Democratic attorneys general defend mifepristone’s safety; Louisiana officials call distribution dangerous.
